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July 27, 2011

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Ted Lutz

A crowd carrying American flags awaits Tuesday to greet a procession carrying the body of Staff. Sgt. Kenneth VanGiesen, who was killed in Afghanistan. The soldier joined the Pennsylvania Army National Guard after graduating from Kane Area High School in 1999.

July 27, 2011

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Ted Lutz

Members of the Patriot Guard Riders lead a hearse Tuesday carrying the body of Staff Sgt. Kenneth VanGiesen of Kane from the Bradford Airport to the Ronald McDonald II Funeral Home. VanGiesen was killed last week while serving in Afghanistan with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.

July 27, 2011

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Ted Lutz

These members of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard unit based at the Kane Armory are serving in the funeral detail for their friend and comrade-- Staff Sgt. Kenneth VanGiesen, also a member of the unit.

July 22, 2011

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A somber ceremony was held Wednesday at the Dover Air Force Base in Delaware when the body of Staff Sgt. Kenneth VanGiesen, a Kane native, was carried from a U.S. Air Force plane. Members of family of Tom and Sue VanGiesen of Kane attended the ceremony.

July 22, 2011

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As a youngster, Ken VanGiesen (left) of Kane often wore a camouflage shirt and cap to dress like his father, Tom VanGiesen, a 21-year member of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. Ken VanGiesen, who joined the National Guard after graduating from Kane Area High School in 1999, was killed Monday while serving in Afghanistan.

July 20, 2011

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Ted Lutz

Ken VanGiesen of Kane is shown working as a mechanic beneath an Army truck while training at Camp Shelby, Miss. in 2005 for deployment in Iraq. VanGiesen, a 1999 graduate of Kane Area High School, was killed Monday while serving with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard in eastern Afghanistan.

July 20, 2011

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Ted Lutz

Ken VanGiesen shares time with his family before his deployment to Iraq in 2005. The group includes his father, Tom (left) his mother, Sue (right), his long-time girlfriend Erin Sirianni of Kane, his nephew, Isaac and his niece, Hannah. Isaac and Hannah are the children of his sister, Amie VanGiesen Gullifer and her husband, Joe Gullifer of Kane.

July 20, 2011

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Ted Lutz

This photo shows Ken VanGiesen as he prepared for deployment to Iraq in 2005 with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard unit based in Kane. He is shown with his long-time girlfriend Erin Sirianni (left) of Kane and his mother, Sue and his father, Tom. VanGiesen was killed Monday while serving with the National Guard in Afghanistan.

July 18, 2011

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Ted Lutz

This "Smokey the Bear" sign near the U.S. Forest Service in Marienville warns the public not to leave their campfires unattended. Due to dry conditions, campers are urged to pay close attention to their fires.

July 16, 2011

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Ted Lutz

Craig Perry (left) ad Christine Mosier (right) are the recipients of the Sashy and Gladys Kane Scholarship. The 2011 graduates of Kane Area High School received the scholarship at commencement last month.